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bureau

[byoor-oh] / ˈbyʊər oʊ /




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Media reports had said in February that the NHK bureau chief was arrested on January 20 and was sent to a prison known for holding political detainees.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

There are fewer people in the bureau, which has offices dispersed across the country, and they’re trying to tackle the same scale of data as they do in normal times.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Most recently, he was the East Coast bureau chief on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Jason Donner, who worked at the network’s Washington bureau as a reporter and producer was fired on Sept. 28, 2022, two days after calling in sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It was evidently the part of Brown’s skull that the undertaker had kept, in 1921, and given to bureau agents for analysis.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann